Biography

Beloved Australian folk rock band The Waifs will be releasing BEAUTIFUL YOU on
August 14th. Produced by Nick DiDia (Bruce Springsteen, Peal Jam, Powderfinger),
the album was written between the USA and Australia by The Waifs’ songwriting
trifecta of Donna Simpson, Vikki Thorn and Josh Cunningham. The resulting 12-
song collection merges the three separate songwriters into a cohesive, roots-rock
musical feast. Along with bassist Ben Franz and drummer David Ross Macdonald,
the five-piece outfit created an album that echoes with both wisdom and pop
appeal.
A trip that began in a van in 1992, with the three troubadours playing gigs anywhere
in Australia that would have them, has led The Waifs to multiple ARIA awards,
platinum albums in Australia and successful tours across the world, including
opening for Bob Dylan in North America and Australia in 2003. True to form,
BEAUTIFUL YOU features their trademark sound: “a bit of Blues and Roots, a bit
of Country, a bit of Jazz, anything really.”